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Filmmaker Yoju Matsubayashi is best known for his documentaries in the wake of the Triple Disaster in 2011, with “311” (2011) and “The Horses of Fukushima” (2013). But while this is a well-documented event of Japan’s recent past, his new documentary, “Okinawa/Santos” looks at a time and place with little or no records at all. In fact, it’s something many would rather leave forgotten in the past.

Okinawa/Santos is screening at Camera Japan

With the sinking of US and Brazilian ships by German submarines, German and Japanese in the port city of Santos, Brazil were suspected as being spies during World War II. As such, in 1943, at short notice, the many Japanese living in Santos were forced to relocate. As is often the case, those migrating were forced into cramped conditions and administrative confusion, all under the watch of armed guards.

Locating a log of those who were relocated, Matsubayashi...

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